後妻

See also: 后妻

Chinese

		back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (後妻)		後	妻
simp. (后妻)		后	妻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòuqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ cai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): āu-chhe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòuqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòuci
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-chʻi¹
    • Yale: hòu-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howchi
    • Palladius: хоуци (xouci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ cai¹
    • Yale: hauh chāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ tsai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ cei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: āu-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: āu-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: auxzhef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /au²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /au⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰe³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /au²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /au³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /au³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

後妻

1. (archaic) concubine; second wife

Synonyms

• 填房 (tiánfáng)
• (Cantonese) 後底婆／后底婆
• (Hokkien) 後岫／后岫, 後某／后某
• (Leizhou Min) 後婆／后婆

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
後	妻
うわ Grade: 2	なり Grade: 5
kun'yomi	irregular

Attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō.

Originally a compound of 上 (uwa, “upper”) + 成り (nari), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 成る (naru, “to become, succeed”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 後妻／后妻 (hòuqī).

Noun

後(うわ)妻(なり) • (uwanari) ^{←うはなり (ufanari)?}

1. (historical) one's second wife (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Synonym: 後妻 (gosai)

   Antonym: 前妻 (konami)

2. envy, jealousy; used historically by the konami towards the uwanari

   Synonyms: 嫉妬 (shitto), 妬み (netomi)

Derived terms

• 後妻(うわなり)打(う)ち (uwanari-uchi, “concubine-striking”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
後	妻
あと Grade: 2	Grade: 5
kun'yomi	irregular

Originally a compound of 後 (ato, “later”) + 女 (me, “woman”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 後妻／后妻 (hòuqī).

Noun

後妻(あとめ) • (atome) ^{←あとめ (atome)?}

1. one's second wife (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Synonym: 後妻 (gosai)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
後	妻
ご Grade: 2	さい Grade: 5
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 後妻 (MC huwX tshej), utilizing the kan'yōon pronunciation of 後 and the goon pronunciation of 妻. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごさい [gòsáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞sa̠i]

Noun

後(ご)妻(さい) • (gosai) 

1. a woman married to a husband after that man's former wife divorced or was deceased (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Synonyms: 後連れ (atozure), 後添い (nochizoi), 後添え (nochizoe)

   Antonym: 先妻 (sensai)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
後	妻
こう Grade: 2	さい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Likely from Middle Chinese 後妻 (MC huwX tshej), utilizing the kan'on pronunciation of 後 and the goon pronunciation of 妻. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーさい [kòósáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːsa̠i]

Noun

後(こう)妻(さい) • (kōsai) 

1. a woman married to a husband after that man's former wife divorced or was deceased (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Synonyms: 後連れ (atozure), 後添い (nochizoi), 後添え (nochizoe)

   Antonym: 先妻 (sensai)